Super Savings Saturday

I got two weeks worth of groceries this week:

It's hard to see everything so I'll list everything I got.

6 loaves of French bread
4 packets cornbread mix
1 pack outlet safety covers
10 jars baby food
1 pack travel wipes
2 bags Ore Ida potatoes
2 bags onion rolls
1 bag kaiser rolls
2 bags shredded cheese
1 package bacon
5 cans vegetables
2 bags Kraft LiveActive cheese
1 cantaloupe
1 can nuts
1 can Pringles
2 packs flour tortillas
1 pack celery
1 bag romaine hearts
2 packs strawberries
5 lbs. potatoes
1 cucumber
1 lb. butter
2 bags M & M's
5 apples
1 loaf Arnold whole wheat bread
1 pack green onions
1 trial size Degree deodorant

My total for everything was $33.69. That comes out to $16.85 for a week's groceries. However, I spent about $24 on meat earlier this week. The meat should last us for a month, so that comes out to about $5.26 per week for meat. $16.85 plus $5.26 is $22.11 for a week's groceries. My goal is $25 a week, so I'm doing okay. Our budget is $150 per month, but that includes going out to eat. If I keep the actual groceries at around $100 a month, we don't have to feel like we can't ever go out.

I went to Food Lion to take advantage of the deals there, then I went to Aldi to finish up. Of course I had to go to CVS too to get my M&M's for $.15 a bag! I went to Wal-Mart to get my free Scotch-Brite toilet scrubber, but they were all out. I got the trial sized Degree there because I had a coupon for $1 off any Degree that was about to expire, so I figured I'd see if they'd let me use it on the $.97 trial size. The cashier stared at the coupon for a loooong time, and I was thinking there was no way she was going to let me use it. Finally she just shrugged her shoulders and pushed it on through. Thank you, Wal-Mart, for paying me $.03 to shop there!